Hong Kong's wedding industry is growing as more couples tie the knot.
The bridal market was worth an estimated HK$14 billion last year, according to wedding website ESDlife, a record high since it started tracking the industry in 2005. In 2010, the figure was HK$12.8 billion.
Last year, the number of marriages shot up by 10.1 per cent compared with 2010. An estimated 57,900 couples celebrated their nuptials last year, according to provisional Census and Statistics Department figures.
This year is expected to be a bumper year for marriages as the lunar Year of the Dragon is traditionally a lucky year.
In particular, it is expected that many couples will aim to wed on December 12, an auspicious date.
According to Kitty Chong, marketing manager at ESD Services, which runs the ESDlife website, couples last year spent an average HK$267,256 on their wedding, a rise of 9.5 per cent compared with 2010.
